Nicolas Belaïdi
Broadcast & sport lighting • Live events • Festivals • TV • Innovation
Lighting design & Rigging engineering for major live and broadcast events
Lighting Designer & Director of Photography across TV and live events. Focus on broadcast/sport lighting quality and athlete comfort. International experience in France, Europe and Asia, with a long track record in festivals, corporate and venue shows.
Lighting & Rigging: Design and Engineering
Paris 2024
Broadcast Lighting & Rigging
Role: Senior Project Head – Engineering Lighting & Rigging
Festivals, Live events , Paris venues
Designed and executed comprehensive lighting and rigging solutions for festivals, live events, and distinguished venues throughout Paris.
Design & execution for live TV; balancing TV quality and athlete comfort; international collaboration with OBS
Role: Lighting Designer, Lighting operator
Role: Senior Project Head – Engineering Lighting & Rigging
Corporate and Brand Event Lighting
Role: Lighting Designer, Lighting operator
Engineered and delivered high-end lighting and rigging concepts for prestigious corporate clients and luxury brands, creating brand-centric environments with flawless execution.
TV Show & Studio Tv
Role: Light operator / Director of Photography
Designed and executed the complete lighting for various TV studio productions, fulfilling the dual roles of Director of Photography and Light Operator.
References : Festivals: Interceltique de Lorient, Vieilles Charrues, La Route du Rock, Transmusicales de Rennes, Bout du Monde, Les Tombées de la Nuit, Cornouaille, Astropolis, Art Rock, Chants de Marins (Paimpol), Fête du Bruit (Landerneau), Étonnants Voyageurs, Quai des Bulles, Roi Arthur, Au Pont du Rock, Panoramas, Les Escales (St‑Nazaire), Printemps de Bourges, Francofolies (La Rochelle), Clockenflap, Sonar, World Expo Neuchâtel at Cargo, Batoufou festival, Tchayong park Festival of Beijing ...
Paris venues: La Cigale, Le Bataclan, L’Élysée Montmartre, Le Trianon, La Maroquinerie, Le Grand Rex, Salle Pleyel, Le Divan du Monde, La Boule Noire, Casino de Paris, Le Batofar, Le Point Éphémère, Le Café de la Danse, La Gaîté Lyrique, Le Cabaret Sauvage.
Artists (selected, non-exhaustive)
International: Andrew Bird, Ben Howard, Black Lips, Buck 65, Emiliana Torrini, Fishbone, Foals, Frank Black, Franz Ferdinand, Friendly Fires, Hot Chip, I Monster, Jaga Jazzist, James Chance, Laura Marling, Modest Mouse, Of Montreal, Peter, Bjorn & John, SBTRKT, The Coral, The Horrors, The Kills, The Lemonheads, The National, The Pretty Things, The Yardbirds, The Wedding Present, Warpaint ...
French: BB Brunes, Benjamin Biolay, Bikini Machine, Chinese Man, Christine and the Queens, Dominic Sonic, Erik Truffaz, Hocus Pocus, Hushpuppies, Kat Onoma, La Caution, La Rumeur, Laetitia Shériff, Le Peuple de l’Herbe, Miossec, Naive New Beaters, Pleymo, Punish Yourself, Revolver, Skip The Use, Stuck in the Sound, Syd Matters, TTC, Youssoupha, Zenzile ...
Electronic: Agoria, Amon Tobin, Arnaud Rebotini, Bobmo, Brodinski, DJ Krush, DJ Mehdi, DJ Premier, Electric Rescue, Gesaffelstein, Justice, Manu Le Malin, Mr Scruff, Optimo, Para One, Popof, Prins Thomas, Rone, Scratch Massive, Surkin, Todd Terje ...
References : Moët & Chandon, Dom Pérignon, Rolls‑Royce, K11, Tatler Ball (HK), DFS Masters (Macau), Chow Tai Fook, HSBC, Goldman Sachs, Longines, Kenzo, Shiseido, La Prairie, Hennessy, UBS, Hennessy X.O, Audi, CBRE, amfAR Gala Hong Kong, TEDx, Tesla, ...
“Y’a pas que la télé !” — France 3 Ouest (2005–2006) — Lighting Designer/Operator — Prod: France 3 Ouest / Arsenal Associés.
“Fêtes Escales” — TV Breizh (2003–2006) — Lighting Designer/Operator — Prod: Arsenal Associés. https://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/article/television/7662/fetes-escales-avec-tv-breizh.html
Private TV Studio — Goldman Sachs (Hong Kong) — Studio Designer (set) & DoP / Lighting Operator (corporate TV event).
Naropa Festival 2018 Himalaya (Ladakh, India)
Role: Technical Director (lighting & rigging)
Outdoor stage at monastery, ~3,500m altitude: wind/temperature constraints; rigging safety and broadcast levels coordination.
3D Visualisation & Architectural Lighting Design
Designed and rendered sophisticated lighting concepts using advanced 3D visualization tools, implementing a unique design philosophy that uses shadow to create deeper and more emotional environments for high-end clients.
References : alis-lighting Hanoi VN, Cafe des Stagiaires HCMC VN , CS building HCMС VN, TETRA Architects Jennifer Liu HK, The Coffee Academics HK, Caffe Habitu HK , Hemis temple Ladakh IN , Drukpa Temple Amithaba KTM Nepal, Faro Club Bali, Redruby Club Bali, Villa Rosita Bali ...
INNOVATION
M8TRIX by PanelOled
A stage OLED lighting module developed by Nicolas Belaidi and Alexander Duddek of PanelOled Ltd, in collaboration with LG Display.
The first organic LED (OLED) stage light in the world, M8trix® offers ultra-slim LED designs that are suitable for stage, event, and architectural applications. Made up of 64 OLED panels from LG Display, the panels output up to 2,240 lumens of power distributions closest to sunlight. Operation is flicker-free, and CRI is greater than 90.
A lighting designer and technical director since 1998, I transform spaces using the power of light and shadow. From large-scale festivals and broadcast studios to bespoke architectural projects, my work blends artistic vision with flawless engineering to create powerful, unforgettable experiences. As a co-developer of the M8TRIX OLED module, I am dedicated to pushing the boundaries of lighting innovation.
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